Marty,
This is such a beautiful heartfelt song and video... I'm sure your Dad would love this.
Shigeki's strings add the perfect touch and really support the emotion in the song. I'll go back later on and listen to Dan's version as well.
Again, a beautiful tribute.
Bob
Thanks, Bob. We had a big stereo in a bar room in our basement where mom & dad would have neighborhood parties. In between I would play my records. My dad (a Perry Como kinda guy) would gringe hearing Dylan sing but add that he liked some of the words --the ones he understood. With you I can hear him saying, "Now, that's how you tell a good story with good voices."
What a great, loving tribute. It's such a great honor and priviledge to be a father, and your love for him shows. Besides that, it's a wonderful composition and really nicely arranged track. Great idea to collab with Shigeki.
Thanks, Tom. Shigeki is a wonderful composer and a terrific collaborator. My dad would have loved so many of your songs.
Marty...a magnificent tribute to your dad...gorgeous arrangement...beautiful song...beautiful family...you know how to tug our heartstrings!
Thanks, Dan. You know your rendition is my favorite. That's true of my sibs too. My one sister fell in love with it saying he sings like an angel. When I told her it was an Ai synth voice, she was undeterred. Then I turned her on to your site and she knew she was right all along.
Hi Marty!
Oh man! What an honouring and heartfelt song about and to your Dad. It was a pleasure to watch the video and gain some small insight into the impact of your Dad on you and the wider family.
Musically, the arrangement was perfect for the lyrics - those soaring strings and the use of piano to set the scene through the intro and, absolutely loved the piano solo in the middle.
Well done, and may the example your Dad gave you live on and be multiplied through your own relationships with your current and future generations!
Andrew D
Thanks so much, Andrew. We had a upright piano in our basement that was so out of tune that I put thumbtacks on the hammers to give it that honky-tonk sound. My dad and I would play together, me playing the low end and him going crazy on the high side. He did all the Chico Marx tricks, or at least tried them. Much fun.
Well, Marty, this makes for a very happy Father's Day indeed! Majestic arrangement, and Shigeki's strings are perfect. Super vocals, too! Dads are the best, and so is this song. THANKS for making my day!
Thanks, Ron. Happy (every day's a) Father's Day to you. So glad for you that you have that feeling.
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